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piety_n he_o govern_v the_o province_n with_o great_a wisdom_n and_o prosperous_a
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the_o bishop_n of_o arles_n in_o france_n he_o advertise_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n of_o the_o success_n of_o his_o voyage_n into_o britanny_n and_o require_v direction_n touch_v the_o ecclesiastical_a government_n to_o be_v there_o establish_v 212_o instruction_n send_v to_o austen_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n for_o the_o order_n and_o government_n of_o the_o new_a church_n in_o britanny_n the_o primacy_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o canterbury_n the_o first_o english_a bishop_n of_o london_n and_o york_n 214_o austen_n receive_v the_o pall_n from_o rome_n gregory_n the_o great_a send_v gratulatorie_a letter_n to_o ethelbert_n who_o be_v convert_v to_o the_o faith_n be_v the_o first_o christian_a prince_n of_o the_o english_a nation_n the_o church_n of_o saint_n paul_n in_o london_n be_v found_v melitus_n the_o first_o bishop_n there_o in_o the_o saxon_n time_n justus_n the_o first_o bishop_n of_o rochester_n contention_n between_o the_o english_a and_o british_a clergy_n about_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o easter_n 217_o austen_n call_v a_o synod_n to_o reconcile_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o british_a and_o english_a clergy_n the_o british_a bishop_n ask_v counsel_n of_o a_o anchorite_n whether_o they_o shall_v conform_v themselves_o to_o such_o thing_n as_o austen_n the_o monk_n shall_v require_v of_o they_o they_o refuse_v to_o accept_v he_o for_o their_o archbishop_n austen_n appoint_v laurentius_n to_o succeed_v he_o in_o the_o sea_n of_o canterbury_n he_o die_v 220_o ethelbert_n the_o prince_n provide_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o religious_a person_n he_o ordain_v law_n for_o civil_a government_n publish_v the_o same_o in_o the_o english_a tongue_n edbald_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o in_o the_o principality_n of_o the_o kentish-saxons_a his_o apostasy_n repentance_n death_n 222_o ercombert_n succeed_v edbald_a in_o the_o principality_n the_o institution_n of_o lent_n honorius_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n divide_v his_o province_n into_o parish_n deusdedit_a succeed_v honorius_n in_o the_o sea_n of_o canterbury_n egbert_n rule_v the_o kentish-saxons_a after_o the_o death_n of_o ercombert_n theodorus_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n expel_v wilfrid_n out_o of_o the_o sea_n of_o york_n his_o learning_n in_o divinity_n and_o philosophy_n his_o estimation_n in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n 225_o lothar_n by_o intrusion_n succeed_v egbert_n his_o brother_n in_o the_o government_n the_o westsaxon_n invade_v the_o province_n of_o kent_n cuthbert_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n call_v a_o synod_n for_o reformation_n of_o abuse_n in_o the_o clergy_n the_o succession_n of_o the_o kentish_a prince_n from_o lothar_n to_o alrich_n kent_n be_v subdue_v and_o annex_v to_o the_o principality_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n 227_o ¶_o the_o principality_n of_o the_o south-saxons_a establish_v by_o ella_n cissa_n his_o young_a son_n succeed_v he_o therein_o edilwalch_n the_o first_o christian_a prince_n of_o the_o south-saxons_a 233_o variance_n between_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o york_n wilfrid_n chief_a bishop_n of_o the_o northumber_n expulse_v from_o his_o own_o sea_n at_o york_n fly_v into_o sussex_n where_o he_o convert_v the_o inhabitant_n to_o the_o christian_a faith_n he_o be_v courteous_o entertain_v by_o edelwalch_n the_o prince_n who_o assign_v to_o he_o the_o i_o will_v of_o selesey_n for_o a_o episcopal_a sea_n the_o south-saxons_a be_v bring_v under_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o west-saxon_a prince_n 235_o ¶_o the_o principality_n of_o the_o mercian_n erect_v by_o creda_n the_o saxon_a penda_n persecute_v the_o christian_n in_o his_o province_n peda_n succeed_v penda_n his_o father_n in_o the_o government_n he_o marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o oswin_n prince_n of_o the_o northumber_n and_o receive_v the_o christian_a faith_n 241_o oswin_n prince_n of_o the_o northumber_n rule_v the_o mercian_n after_o the_o death_n of_o peda_n till_o he_o be_v depose_v by_o wulfere_n the_o brother_n of_o peda._n lichfield_n be_v make_v a_o bishop_n sea_n for_o the_o province_n of_o the_o mercian_n chadde_a be_v bishop_n of_o that_o place_n wulfere_o be_v christen_v ethelred_n his_o brother_n succeed_v he_o in_o the_o principality_n he_o found_v a_o bishop_n sea_n at_o worcester_n he_o resign_v his_o government_n and_o go_v to_o rome_n where_o both_o himself_o and_o kindred_n his_o nephew_n take_v upon_o they_o the_o habit_n of_o religion_n celred_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o 243_o ethelbald_n succeed_v celred_n in_o the_o government_n he_o be_v reprove_v by_o bonifacius_n a_o englishman_n bishop_n of_o vtricht_n in_o holland_n for_o his_o lascivious_a life_n his_o repentance_n he_o erect_v the_o monastery_n of_o crowland_n he_o be_v slay_v in_o battle_n 245_o offa_n rule_v the_o mercian_n he_o found_v the_o monastery_n of_o saint_n alban_n he_o make_v a_o ditch_n to_o divide_v the_o territory_n of_o the_o english_a and_o walshmen_n kenelmus_fw-la the_o 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